Dice Head Light
Dice Head Light is a lighthouse in the town of Castine, Maine.[2][3] First established in 1829, the light was deactivated in 1937 and replaced by a skeleton tower 475 feet (145 m) to the south. When that structure was destroyed by a storm in 2007, however, the old light was reactivated in 2008.[4]
Location | Castine, Maine |
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Coordinates | 44°22′57.6″N 68°49′7.86″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1829 |
Automated | 1937 |
Shape | Rubble Tower |
Markings | White |
Heritage | NRHP contributing property |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
Deactivated | 1937-2008 |
Focal height | 134 feet (41 m) |
Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
Dice Head Light | |
Part of | Castine Historic District |
NRHP reference No. | 73000240[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1973 |
The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to Castine Historic District.[5]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
- Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 32.
- Rowlett, Russ (August 13, 2009). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- "Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Maine - Dice Head Light". National Park Service. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
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